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CURRICULUM VITAE

Mr. OKOR, DOUGLAS EMEKA MB BS MRCS (RCSED)

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PERSONAL DETAILS Name:

Okor Douglas Emeka

Address: 61 lonsdale Road,Sheffield S6 2PS, United Kingdom GMC No: 6118096

Home Tel: +441142323074 Mobile Tel: +447849188531 Email:[email protected] [email protected]

EDUCATIONAL AND ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS Oct. 24 2008

MRCS, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

1995 – 2002 2002

College of Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Nigeria. MB BS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery)

1988 – 1993 1993

Adolor College, Benin City, Nigeria. WAEC-SSC (West African Examination Council Senior School Certificate)

AWARDS • UBEMSA Award – For my team work and leadership qualities as first successful organizer of the 2000 UNIBEN Medical. School Health Week Carnival.

CAREER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES I am a medical doctor who is a team player, enthusiastic about work excellence and a multidisciplinary approach to Health care delivery and Research. I have a people oriented personality, great sense of motivation, willingness to learn and a strong desire to give my best always. I will continuously avail myself of all opportunities to update my knowledge generally and specifically in the fields of Neurosurgery and Neuroscience with a view to making a positive impact. I intend to complete Neurosurgical training in the United Kingdom and will strive to contribute towards the development of the specialty in every way.

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CURRENT APPOINTMENT

Aug. 2009 – Aug. 2010

FTSTA 3 in Neurosurgery Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield United Kingdom • Attendance of daily Neuroradiology-meetings (X-ray, CT & MRI scan review) • Clerking-in admissions, both routine and emergency; participating in day-to-day ward arrangements, pre & post-operative management of Neurosurgical acute and elective patients. • Running of out-patient clinics. • Taking/receiving calls on Specialist Registrar On call Rota • Assisting at operating sessions and performing surgeries under supervision • Attendance of teaching sessions & Participation and presentation at journal club, morbidity & mortality &Clinical Audit meetings • Participation in clinical audit • Involved in teaching junior medical & nursing staff plus medical students. Participate in consenting, assenting and randomisation of patients into clinical trials

PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS

Feb. 2009 – Aug. 2009

LAT (Specialist Registrar) in Neurosurgery Department of Clinical Neurosciences Western general Hospital, Edinburgh United Kingdom

Aug. 2008 – Feb. 2009

FTSTA 2 in Neurosurgery Department of Neurosurgery, Newcastle General Hospital United Kingdom

Dec. 2007 – July 2008

FTSTA 1 in Neurosurgery Ninewells Hospital, NHS Tayside Dundee. United Kingdom

Aug 2007- October 2007

Senior House Officer (ST1) in Orthopaedic Surgery (LAS) Royal Infirmary, NHS Lothian Edinburgh. United Kingdom

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Feb 2007 – July 2007

Senior House Officer in A&E St. John’s Hospital, NHS Lothian Livingston. United Kingdom

Nov 2006 – Feb 2007 Senior House Officer in Neurosurgery Ninewells Hospital, NHS Tay Side Dundee. United Kingdom Sept 2006 –Nov 2006

Clinical Attaché in Neurosurgery Ninewells Hospital, NHS Tay Side Dundee. United Kingdom

July 2006 – Aug 2006

Clinical Attaché in Neurosurgery Institute of Neurological Sciences Southern General Hospital Govan, Glasgow. United Kingdom

Nov 2004 – May 2006

Medical Officer General Medicine University of Benin Teaching Hospital Benin City, Nigeria.

Sept.2003-Aug.2004

Medical Officer General Surgery and A&E National Youth Service Corps General Hospital Saminaka Kaduna State, Nigeria

July 2002 –June 2003

Pre-Registration House Officer Surgery (Trauma, Orthopaedics, General and Paediatric Surgery); Paediatrics; Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynae. University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria.

Feb 2002 – June 2002

Clinical Attachment Mount Gilead Medical Center, Uselu Lagos Road, Benin city, Nigeria.

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PRACTICAL PROCEDURES FULLY COMPETENT • • • • • • • • • • •

Lumbar puncture Carpal tunnel decompression CSF sampling & intrathecal drug administration ICP bolt insertion Lumbar drain insertion Muscle biopsy Cubital tunnel decompression Burr Hole for evacuation of Subdural Haematoma External Ventricular drain insertion Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt insertion Crainiotomy & craniectomy for neurotrauma

MINIMAL SUPERVISION • Lumbar laminectomy FULLY SUPERVISED • •

Posterior Cervical laminectomy & foraminotomy Lumbar microdiscectomy

ASSISTED • Anterior cervical discectomy • Craniotomies for tumours Operating Skills in General Surgery: laparotomies, appendicectomies etc.. Clinical Skills Emergency skills including insertion of arterial, central & PIC lines; chest drain and suprapubic catheter insertion.

COURSES/SEMINARS/CONFERENCES • • • • • • • •

Neuroanatomy Operative Approaches, Leeds Neurosurgical Department on 7 – 8 January 2010. Cambridge Lectures in Neurosurgical Anatomy at Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge on 11 – 12 November 2009 Care of the critically ill surgical patient course in Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh on 10-12 June 2009. Operative Skills in Neurosurgery at Royal college of surgeons of England on 28-30th April 2009 (booked) Orbital and Neuroimaging course at Royal Victoria Hospital, Newcastle on 1st October 2008. Midas rex high speed drill course for Neurosurgeons at the Medtronic’s centre, Geneva Switzerland, 18-19th September 2008 GNAMED research meeting, 9th- 10th May, 2008. 5

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Advance Trauma & Life Support (ATLS) course at the Lister Edinburgh, 5th – 7th September 2007. Immediate&Advanced Life Support (ILS/ALS), Napier Education Centre, St. Johns Hospital, Livingston. 5th May 2007 Accident & Emergency X-ray survival course, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow. 28th February 2007 British Cervical Spine Society Meeting, “Sports and the Cervical spine”, Beardmore Hotel, Clydebank, Glasgow. 10th Nov. 2006 Basic (BLS), Clinical Skills Centre, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee. 4th and 5th October 2006. XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto Canada 13- 18th August 2006. Seminar on “Life after Intensive Care: into the Wilderness?” by Centre for integrated Health Care Research at Western General Hospital, Edinburgh. 1st June 2006. Seminar on “What Can a Modern Radiology Department Do to Improve the Value of your Research” by Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility Education Programme at Western General Hospital, Edinburgh. 18th May 2006. Mobilising Healthcare Professionals and Resources for Capacity Building in Africa- London United Kingdom 21st and22nd March 2006. Seminar for “Writing for Publication” by Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility Education Programme at Western General Hospital, Edinburgh. 23rd February 2006. Adult Antiretroviral [ARV] intensive training course organized by Family Health International [FHI] in collaboration with Institute of Human Virology Nigeria [IHVN] at Godab Plaza, Area 3, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria.Febuary 14th18th 2005.

PRESENTATIONS 13-18th August 2006. Neurological morbidity pattern in retroviral patients: zooming in on SouthSouthern Nigeria at the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto Canada. 20th September 2005. Cerebral Toxoplasmosis, a pitfall in every day medical practice in developing countries: a clinical presentation at the department of internal medicine, University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Nigeria. 16th February 2003. Acute Myocardial Infarction, manifestation and management: a clinical presentation at the department of internal medicine, University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Nigeria.

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RESEARCH WORK Okor D. E., Ogungbo B.: Post Intercourse subarachnoid haemorrhage; a case report – In press Okor D. E., Ogungbo B.: Surgical management of ischaemic strokes in Nigeria; the role of a Neurosurgeon – In press Okor D. E., Ogungbo B.: Stroke mimics which complicate the clinical management of ‘stroke patients’ – In press Okor D. E., Ogunrin A. O.: Ramsey Hunts, Facial Palsy and Trigeminal Neuropathy sequelae to Multidermatomal Herpes Zoster in a retroviral patient [In press]. Okor D. E., Ogunrin A. O.: Neurological morbidity pattern in HIV/AIDS: A look at southern Nigeria January 2002-December 2005 [Presented at 2006 XVI International AIDS Confernce in Toronto] Okor D.E., Eze E. U., Kubeyinje E. P.: Trends in Dermatological manifestations in HIV/AIDS out-patients visiting University of Benin Teaching Hospital JulyDecember 2005[Ongoing data collation] Okor D.E., Okonoboh P.E., Okoh I., Okonkwo O.G.: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice to the National Policy on Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme in Nigeria. August 1999-July 2000. [ Community Health Research Project] Okor D.E., Okonoboh P.E., Okoh I., Okonkwo O.G.: Prevalence of Tuberculosis in HIV/AIDS patients. August 1999-July 2000.

CLINICAL AUDIT June 2005 6-month clinical audit done in the adult antiretroviral unit, UBTH where we used clinical assessment, drug and appointment adherence, waiting times and patient satisfaction as indices measured against set hospital and national standards. Oct. 2006 Participated in a 3-monthly note keeping audit. Aspects being audited include identifiers, entry details, type of clerking, daily entries etc. Neurosurgery, Ninewells, Dundee. July 2007 Radiological investigation of Head Injury in A&E, a retrospective 12 month clinical audit, A&E, St. John’s, Livingston. Oct 2009 till date Decompressive Craniectomy for management of Traumatic Brain Injury – An audit of Practice in Sheffield Neurosurgery Unit

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TEACHING Nov 2004 – Feb 2006 Teaching 1st and final year Medical students history taking, clinical examination, basic clinical procedures and management of acute Medical emergencies, Medical Unit, UBTH. Feb 2007 – July 2007 Teaching the 5th year Medical students’ history taking, clinical examination, basic clinical procedures and management of acute surgical and medical emergencies, A&E, St. John’s, Livingston. Dec.2007 –till date Involved, with the junior Doctors in teaching the 4th and 5th year Medical students history taken, clinical examination (MMSE, neurological examination etc.) and review of investigative modalities (CT and MRI scans), Neurosurgery in Ninewells Hospital, Newcastle General Hospital, Western General Hospital and now Royal Hallamshire Hospital

SKILLS Languages:

Good command of English language with excellent writing and Communications skills.

Computer skills:

Competent with SPSS, Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Internet Literature search

INTERESTS OUTSIDE MEDICINE Singing, Swimming Playing Football, Reading and making new friends.

REFEREES 1 Mr A. Jenkins FRCS (sn) Consultant Neurosurgeon Neurological Surgery Regional Neurosciences Unit Newcastle General Hospital Tel: 01912336161 E-mail: [email protected]

2. Mr. M.S Eljamel FRCSI FRCS (sn) Consultant Neurosurgeon Neurological Surgery Ninewells Hospital Dundee DD1 9SY Tel: 01382660111 Ext. 35712/36049 E- mail: [email protected] [email protected]

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